Rachael Borrelli, assistant director at the county Department of Animal Services, sent the voice message in a text exchange late last year. The euthanasia rate has spiked at county-run shelters in recent years.
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Mayor Todd Gloria Friday officially signed into law the $5.82 billion Fiscal Year 2025 "Protecting Our Progress" budget passed unanimously by the City Council earlier this week.
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The excessive heat watch is for the San Diego County deserts and will be in effect through Saturday night. -
Money to keep more than 1,000 people in hotels runs out on June 21. -
Mexican soccer star Hirving “Chucky” Lozano was formally introduced as the first designated player of the Major League Soccer expansion team San Diego FC. -
Credit unions nationwide — including ones in San Diego — collected $916 million in overdraft fees during the first three months of 2024. -
Cardinal Robert McElroy wrote that bankruptcy would help the Diocese fulfill its goals going forward, while also compensating abuse victims. -
The legislation applies to any policies that require school staff to disclose a student's gender identity or sexual orientation to anyone else without the child's permission. -
To reject these cuts, lawmakers needed to find more money. They found it by taking one of Newsom's ideas and making it happen faster. -
The number of CalGuard service members will be increased from 155 to 392, according to a statement from the governor's office. -
This weekend in the arts: The Old Globe commemorates Juneteenth by celebrating Black creativity; "Final Fantasy" video game music gets the chamber orchestra treatment; Alice Walker's powerful story comes to Carlsbad; plus more art, culture and live music picks for the weekend.
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